Steve Nash has received at least one contract offer. It just was Toronto, not the Suns.

The Suns dined with a guard and let him know how much they want him. It just was Eric Gordon, not Nash.

From the start of free agency Saturday night through Monday night, the Suns had spoken once with Nash, and both sides agree that there has not been an offer extended. However, while Toronto is offering Nash a three-year contract worth at least $35 million, the Nash camp knew the Suns were thinking about a two-year deal for barely more than half that in annual salary.

After meeting with Toronto and New York on Sunday, Nash was scheduled to meet with Brooklyn on Monday, just as the Nets made a trade for his former Suns teammate, All-Star guard Joe Johnson. Brooklyn also was expected to approach an eight-figure annual salary, while New York was trying to get close to there with a sign-and-trade deal sending Landry Fields, Toney Douglas and cash to the Suns but has not contacted the Suns about it. Dallas could step in with a giant one-year offer as well. No matter the offer, the Raptors are expected to challenge it to land their nation's best-ever player.

The Suns appear to be busy with the franchise's next phase, wooing young free-agency targets while Nash, 38, nears a departure decision without resistance from Phoenix. After meeting with unrestricted free agent Michael Beasley and their restricted free agent Robin Lopez on Sunday, the Suns will host a visit from Beasley on Wednesday.

Suns President of Basketball Operations Lon Babby, General Manager Lance Blanks and Coach Alvin Gentry spent two hours with Beasley alone in Los Angeles on Sunday. Suns Managing Partner Robert Sarver will not be hands on, intending to leave the process in his second-year brass' hands.

Detroit and Dallas also are expected to pursue Beasley, the mercurial but talented 23-year-old swingman. Beasley's price tag is unknown, but Minnesota declined to tender an $8.17 million qualifying offer last week on him. Beasley earned $6.3 million last season in the fourth year of his rookie contract as a No. 2 pick.

Gordon, a top scoring guard and restricted free agent, came into Phoenix on Monday night and will continue talks with the Suns Tuesday. Gordon has met with Indiana and Houston and could meet more teams before he joins USA Basketball practices in Las Vegas on Friday. Gordon is seeking a maximum-level deal worth $58 million over four years, but New Orleans is expected to match an offer sheet and retain him.

The Suns also met Sunday with Lopez, who they intend to retain with the power to match any other team's offer sheet to the 24-year-old center. The Suns showed a video to Lopez and appealed to his interest in comic books by having an illustrator create a superhero vision of Lopez.

"The message was that every hero has a home," Babby said. "He was appreciative, but he's going to go through the process. It was a positive meeting."

Former Suns guard Goran Dragic, traded by the Suns last year, is set to return to Phoenix Tuesday as well for a visit as an unrestricted free agent. Dragic was wooed Monday by Houston, where he finished the season strongly, and Houston has signed his brother, Zoran, for its summer league team.

The Suns also are expecting unrestricted free agent and point guard Raymond Felton to visit Phoenix. But the interest and pursuit in both free agent point guards likely has been altered by Thursday's drafting of North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall.

NBA teams can only negotiate with free agents until July 11, when contract signings begin.

NBA notes

The Hawks and Nets agreed to a trade that would send Johnson from Atlanta to Brooklyn.

The Nets will send guards Anthony Morrow, Jordan Farmar and DeShawn Stevenson and forwards Jordan Williams and Johan Petro to the Hawks, along with a draft pick Brooklyn received from Houston. The selection only belongs to the Nets if it is not a lottery pick.

The Hawks also have agreed to deal forward Marvin Williams to the Utah Jazz for point guard Devin Harris.

Magic General Manager Rob Hennigan says that Dwight Howard told him in a face-to-face meeting last week that he would like to be traded, and that his preference is to be dealt to the Nets.

Scott Brooks signed a multiyear extension to return as coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder. The deal is reportedly for four years at more than $4 million per year.